Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cape Leonard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cape Leonard and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cape Leonard

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Cape Leonard:
  • 38.402068, -76.491897
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cape Leonard

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Calvert County
  • Since Cape Leonard is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • eBird sighting report for Dorchester County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Leonard ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Another Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
  • Another Place is located in Calvert County
• Appeal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appeal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
  • Appeal is located in Calvert County
• Carol Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
  • Carol Court is located in Calvert County
• Cherry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
• Cove View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
  • Cove View is located in Calvert County
• Dowell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
  • Dowell is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowell <2>
• Drumcliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
• Flag Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Harbor
  • Flag Harbor is located in Calvert County
• Green Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Green Hills is located in Calvert County
• Halls Hacienda
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hacienda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hacienda
  • Halls Hacienda is located in Calvert County
• Home Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Home Place is located in Calvert County
• Hoopers Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopers Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
  • Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
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  • Island Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Nostalgia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nostalgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nostalgia
    • Nostalgia is located in Calvert County
  • Planters Wharf
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Wharf
    • Planters Wharf is located in Calvert County
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Scotch Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
    • Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Spring Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
    • Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
  • Spruce Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
    • Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
  • Summerville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Summerville is located in Calvert County
  • Trueman Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trueman Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
    • Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
  • Walnut Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
    • Walnut Cove is located in Calvert County
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County

How Far From Cape Leonard to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cape Leonard to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cape Leonard and extending to:

• Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cape Leonard to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cape Leonard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/